Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-13
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Maspera, the Egyptologist, says
it is nonsense to claim that the
pyramids Of Egypt were long in
construction. Three or four years,
he believes sufliced for the build
ing of the highest of them.
Parson Cole of Lowell, Mass,
drives a little nag that won't
weigh over 700 pounds and which
has never been shod; yet he drove il
from Lowell, to Chicago, and back
to Richmond, Me-, and the little
fellow showed no signs of being
foot-sorc.
A tired, worried woman hurried
into the Montreal Central police
station the other day and asked if
there were any stray children re-
Gently picked up. She was told
that there were five in the different
stations. "Well I've lost seven, {"
she said. "Where can the other
two be2"
Some San Francisco gamblers
propose to enliven the coming
legislative session at Carson, New.
by opening a faro bank with s5O,-
600 in the drawer. Any one
entering the place will have to
buy $50 worth of chips. Should
he not see fit to play he can return
the checks on going out and receive
his money.
France is credited with having
1000 medicines in its pharma-
copeia; Spain and Belgium, 1 500;
Russia, 1,0S0; Greece and Switzer-
land, 1,040, the United States,
1,010; Great Britain, S15; Sweden,
746; Denmark, 720; Holland, 665;
Germany, COG; Austria, $50;
Hungary, and Roumania, 545, and
Norway, $50.
A gang of colorcd boys in Indian.
apolis have been making consider
able money by furnishing a fur
dealer there with cat skirs. He
pays them 25 cents for q maltese
skin, Is cents for a we'll spotted
skin and 8 cents for the average
every day cat skin. The dealer
says that maltese cat skins make
the finest of gloves.
Sonoma (Cal.) farmers have
with white men and
Indians during the harvest season,
to the exclusion of Cinnamon, and
are well satisfied with the result.
The cost to the farmers amounted
to considerably more, but the crops
were harvested so much better
that they are satisfied the increased
expense pays them in the end.
Some months ago the natives of
a certain district in Australia pre-
dicted the approach of floods and
left their low-lying village for the
higher country. The floods came
several weeks later, and the ma
tives said that their information
had been gathered from the ants,
which had built their nests in the
trees instead of, as usual, on the
ground.
The savings banks of New York
state have SAFE, 900, 900 on deposit,
and a surplus above all liabilities
Of $50, 10000 The Massachu-
setts savings banks have 1921 ,000,-
900 in deposits and s5,000,000
That sort of statement
doesn't suit communistic anar-
chistic howlers. Too many labor
ers have interests in these insti-
tutions.
The mother of five newborn
shepherd puppies near Houston
was mourning the death of four Of
her babies that had been taken
from her, when a very young pig,
whose mother had lost it, came
,quealing around the dog house.
The shepherd dog adopted the
little poEkkeeE and itt--EAoM sGclh;llss
of the pup and follows
is foster mother about, squealing
vigorously whenever it feels
hungry. The collie seems to love
.he pig quite as much as she does
her own pup.
Miss Amelia Hand, of Cape May
Court House, n. j., is now an
invalid, and having been a great
,hurchgoer, she greatly misses the
services. In order to make her
less irksome, DR..
Wiley has connected her bedside
with the Methodist Episcopal
,hurch by telephone. The |
.ransmitter, which is the finest
made, is placed on the pulpit
and thus arranged, the |
ady can distinctly hear and enjoy |
he services, including the sing |
ng Of the choir.
The February number of Scrib-
ler's Magazine of which 125, 900 |
,opies have been ordered as first |
,ditior will contain a most interest !
ng article, by Mr.. John G. Ropes,
lpon the "Likenesses Of Julius |
jesar", with IL portraits, one of |
which, engraved by Mr.. w. B. |
)losson, will be the frontispiece of |
he number. A new story is
'egun in the same number, by |
dr. +. j. Stimson g s. Of Dale), |
"The Residuary Lega-
ee." The second installment Of |
Washburne's "Remin-
SCIENCES Of the Siege and Com
nune OF Paris" is Of the greatest |
interest, describing as it does the
most interesting phases of the
'iege. Messrs. Scribner have in
,ress a new novel, by Mr.. John
7. Wheelright, entitled, "a Chill d |
4 the Century"